Children Of Towan
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Truro for from 1 year 4 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2019, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All children aged 3–4 are entitled to 15 hours free childcare. You may be eligible for up to 30 hours free childcare. Some 2-year-olds are eligible for funded childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Cornwall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cornwall from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TR4 8ADWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 22 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families receive a warm welcome into the pre-school. The dedicated staff team work well together to set out an inviting range of activities in the large hall. Staff carefully consider each child's interests to plan an exciting curriculum. For example, children are keen to build paths with large wooden blocks of different sizes and shapes, and excitedly run along their construction. This helps to develop children's gross- and fine-motor skills and refine their hand-to-eye coordination. Staff skilfully support them to think about different designs to add more challenge. Children plan and negotiate about the structure and take turns to join in. There is lots of laughter as children enjoy the activity.
Children thoroughly enjoy their regular visits to the beach. They look at the safety notice board to read how many lifeguards are present. They excitedly jump into big holes in the sand and find stones to place in a large circle. Staff help children to learn about sea pollution. For example, children listen intensely to a story about a whale mistakenly eating plastic bags. They carefully look for plastic nurdles in the sand and give them to a staff member. Children are kind and respectful to each other. Their behaviour is excellent.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide further support to help children learn how to manage their personal needs, such as dressing to be ready to play outside n enhance opportunities for young children to enjoy and develop their communication and language skills, while looking at books and listening to stories.
- 22 September 2022Good
- 13 October 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Children Of Towan
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.